University Research Committee - Round 48 - (May 2014)

10 awards funded:

  • Analysis of SIV Reservoirs in Infant Rhesus Macaques
    • Ann Chahroudi, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Pediatrics ($30,000)
  • Genetic Profiling of Myelodysplastic Syndrome with RNA-Seq
    • Linsheng Zhang, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine ($30,000)
  • Molecular Mechanisms of Human NMDA Receptor GRIN2B Subunit Mutations in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
    • Hongjie Yuan, MD, PhD, Instructor, Emory University School of Medicine, Pharmacology ($30,000) Increasing Vocal Language in Minimally Verbal Children Diagnosed with ASD
  • Increasing Vocal Language in Minimally Verbal Children Diagnosed with ASD
    • Alice Shillingsburg, PhD, Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Pediatrics ($29,225)
  • Estimation of the Number of Influenza Cases Prevented by Vaccination
    • Michael Haber, PhD, Professor, Emory University School of Public Health ($26,910)
  • T-Cell Suppression by Mature Neutrophils: A Novel Mechanism in Chronic Human Airway Disease
    • Rabindra Tirouvanziam, PhD, Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Pediatrics ($30,000)
  • Describing Emergency Physical Opioid Prescribing Behaviors and Attitudes: A Multicenter Survey
    • Adam Pomerleau, MD, Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine ($10,000)
  • Epigenetic Control of Inflammatory Pathways in Heart Failure
    • Javed Butler, MD, Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Cardiology ($30,000)
  • Genetics of Acoustic Startle Latency in Schizophrenia
    • Erica Duncan, MD, Associate Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences ($28,205)
  • Assessment of Feeding Problems in Autism: Initial Development of a Standardized Measure Based on FDA Guidance
    • Kristen Criado, PhD, Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Pediatrics ($30,000)